rendering what little service one can
to be loath to; to balk at (doing); to grudge (doing); to take (good) care of
lonely; dreary; desolate; few; scarce; sparse
pressure; oppression; suppression
opposition; rebellion; rebounding; recoiling; rally (e.g. in stock prices); recovery
willpower; energy; vitality
to consult with; to discuss; to confer; to deliberate
somewhere; anywhere; in some respects
suspicion (of others); jealousy
to lose one's way; to get lost; to waver; to hesitate; to give into temptation; to lose control of oneself
presumptuous; arrogant; audacious; forward; insolent
one's own convenience; one's way; surroundings; environment; convenience; ease of use; financial circumstances
on the occasion of; circumstances; juncture
kind; gentle; considerate; generous; friendly; nice
(your) words; what you say; what you have said; a few words (of welcome, advice, etc.)
leaving a decision to someone else (often of a meal to be selected by the chef); omakase
how; in what way; how about; questionable
to give a round of applause; to applaud
convening; calling together (e.g. parliament); call-up (for military service)
to project; to stand out; to jut out; to go somewhere (e.g. for work); to proceed to; to leave for
to replace; to exchange; to interchange; to substitute
advice; recommendation; suggestion; inducement; persuasion
preliminary arrangements; spade work
affixing a seal (to); putting one's seal (on)
contents; content; substance; matter; detail; import
last December; end of last year
great difference; big difference; wide margin
thirtieth day of the month; thirty days
practical effect; efficacy; efficiency
all; everything; entirety; absolutely (not); (not) at all; (none) whatsoever
servile submission; subservience
north-east; Tōhoku (northernmost six prefectures of Honshu); Tohoku
line; stripe; line (e.g. telephone line); wire; ray (e.g. X-ray); beam; line (e.g. of a railroad)
alighting (from a train, bus, etc.); getting off; getting out (of a car)
left hand; left-hand side; left-hand direction; (on) the left
windings; meanderings; complications; twists and turns